Nizhny Novgorod vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$430	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	60	75
🏙️ Population	1.2M	518K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 16% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6322nd and 5190th ($882 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 187th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 5937th and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$14928

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004